Backlash - Discrimination, Retaliation & Whistleblowers Liability Webinar

Archived Webinar: Backlash - Discrimination, Retaliation
& Whistleblowers Liability Webinar

Originally held: Thursday, October 14, 2010

Presented by Theresa Smith Lloyd and Carolyn M. Jereck

Topic Overview:

Employment-related claims and law suits are the fastest-growing “industry” in Michigan. They are also, at times, the most difficult to recognize and to deal with; often because the complaining employee is still working for the company,
and sees any subsequent actions by their employer,
(no matter how innocuous), to be retaliation.

This seminar reviewed ways employers and human resource professionals can protect their companies against such claims by discussing and analyzing:

• What constitutes discrimination, and what protected classes are recognized under state and federal law
• What constitutes retaliation and whistleblowing
• How you can best utilize your employee applications, employee manual, and employee training to minimize these claims; and, most importantly,
• What steps to take if and when such a claim is made. 

Who Should Access the Archived Files Below for This Webinar?

 The Discrimination/Retaliation/Whistleblowers Webinar, which was part of Plunkett Cooney's Informed Employer Webinar Series, is a must review webinar for HR professionals, EPLI insurance providers and business executives.

Continuing Education Credit Information 

This program was approved for 1.25 (general) recertification credit hours toward PHR, SPHR and GPHR recertification through the HR Certification Institute.

For more information about certification or recertification, please visit the HR Certification Institute web site at www.hrci.org. 

^{The use of the above seal is not an endorsement by the HR Certification Institute of the quality of the program. It means that this program has met the HR Certification Institute's criteria to be pre-approved for recertification credit.}

Featured Speakers:

	Theresa Smith Lloyd, Plunkett Cooney’s Labor and Employment Law Practice Group Leader, represents corporations, municipalities, nonprofit organizations and individuals in all types of employment matters. Her practice includes defending charges filed against employers with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Department of Labor, and the Michigan Department of Civil Rights.  Ms. Lloyd also defends clients in federal and state court litigation involving all types of discrimination, retaliation, whistle-blower’s claims, employment contract issues and other employment claims. Additionally, she provides ongoing advice and counsel in the areas of hiring, firing, employee investigations and discipline.
	Carolyn M. Jereck currently serves as the firm’s Litigation Department Leader, a position she has held since 2002. A member of the firm’s Litigation and Labor and Employment practice groups, she concentrates her practice in the areas of employment law, municipal law, retail liability, premises and loss prevention litigation, liquor liability and product liability. Ms. Jereck represents numerous corporate and individual clients directly as well as through various insurance carriers and third party claim administrators.

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